This fern is a very invasive exotic in central and southern Florida, zones 9 and 10. It is capable of climbing over 25 meters to the tre...Read Moreetops and of smothering entire forests in just a few years of growth. A great deal of money is being spent on controlling its spread, but without a lot of success, since the spores can spread long distances by wind and establish new colonies. Do not plant this fern anywhere in the humid subtropics!
Update - On January 2, 2005 I first found this growing in my Sebring garden, in a shaded woodland area. I know it was not there just a month or so before. I suspect that the hurricanes of 2004 spread the spores around the area even more than before, and I anticipate that many more sites will pop up for this invasive species this year. Mine has been destroyed!
The state of Florida has prohibited this species as a noxious weed.
It is one of only nine species prohibited by the count...Read More
This fern is a very invasive exotic in central and southern Florida, zones 9 and 10. It is capable of climbing over 25 meters to the tre...Read More